Comparing Rational Numbers
|-125|
What is 125? Absolute value is the distance from zero; so that means "-125" is 125 PLACES from zero.
An integer that represents "56 meters below sea level"
What is "-56"?
Which is the furthest from zero?
a. 19 feet above sea level
b. 20 feet below sea level
c. 11 degrees below zero
d. 14 degrees above zero
What is b?
Carlee owes her father $8. Write this number as an integer.
What is -$8?
What is 12?
An integer to represent "a deposit of fifty dollars."
What is "+50"?
The opposite of 6 feet below zero.
What is 6?
Jack had $11 in his pocket. After he stopped at the candy store, he had $4 in his pocket. Jack spent $_____ in the candy store.
What is the $7?
-|45|
What is -45?
Out of this list, name the number that is NOT an integer: 25, 0, -25, 0.25
What is 0.25? Since the other numbers are whole numbers they would represent integers. 0.25 is a decimal is it is more of a rational number.
-3 is found to the left or right of zero on the number line.
What is the left?
Drew put his game piece on START. On his first turn, he moves his game piece ahead 7 spaces. On his second turn, Drew moves his game piece back 4 spaces. How many spaces away from START is his game piece now?
What is 3 spaces from START?
The opposite of 25.
What is -25?
The airplane descended 25 feet.
What is -25?
The one with the least absolute value.
a. -4
b. 1
c. 5
d. -3
What is 1?
Salmon swimming up the river travel 2 feet under water. Suppose one salmon jumps 3 feet out of the water. How far did the salmon jump?
What is 5 feet?
-|-9|
What is -9?
The pile grew 4 feet.
What is +4?
Order the following integers from greatest to least.
|-2|, -4, 1, 0, -|5|
What is |-2|, 1, 0, -4, -|-5|?
Ellie had no money left in her lunch account, yet she ate four lunches that cost $3 each. After sending her account into the negative, her mom paid $10 into her lunch account. What was Ellie's final account balance?
What is -$2?